We wrote these plans took the order
the architecture and followed them to the end ‘till the gears ground
cold and relentless there was no remorse

we had none we kept on with no trace of a regret
there was no remorse

I never saw any blood
no soul
for the body
watch them turn her scab covered skin into
stone
like a coal in the sky
searching for the dawn
for the last time
bloated with white eyes wide

we've come to an understanding
you lose
I profit
high noon and there ain't no secrets
no more
excuses

now our number's up
let them lead us by the throat
now just smile while the rope pulls tighter
tighter

guilty is an understatement
the hourglass is never right side up
and all the time we try to tear the script up
forgetting all the sour for the sweet
the paragraph has never been so empty

the lifeless test tube

the lifeless test tube
with infant in arms
the lifeless test tube
look what she's done

evolution gave us a clock that's always
winding down
evolution gave us a clock that's always
winding down